Archive for the tag 'Sculpture'
Filed under Art, Carcassonne 2012, Heritage, Holidays
Dame Carcas
Legend has it that Princess Carcas, wife of the Saracen, Balaak, seeing Chalamagne lift the siege of her town, ordered the bells to be rung.
From Wiki:
History says that Charlemagne’s army was at the gates of the city facing the Saracens. A princess was at the head of the Knights of the City after the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 17th 2012
Filed under Art, Out & About
PhotoHunt – Creative
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
10 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Out & About
An Afternoon Stroll
It was such a lovely afternoon I decided not to waste it and went for a stroll round the ‘Museum of Steel Sculpture‘ in Ironbridge. I have driven past it quite a few times but never quite made it through the gate. Rather clumsily just after I arrived I missed my footing on some steps [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Out & About
Snow Globe
Last Saturday I went on a day trip to London (more about the day soon). At this time of year it is a must to go and see the Christmas decorations in the windows at Selfridges. This year the theme seemed to be white and the windows didn’t grab my attention. Until I came to [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2011
Filed under Art, Holidays, Malham 2011
PhotoHunt – Symbolic
The sculptures on this war memorial are by John Cassidy:
At a meeting on 22 March 1920 the selection of a War Memorial Monument was made by the town’s War Memorial Committee; Cassidy was commissioned to execute and erect the Monument at a cost not exceeding £3,000. Over 370 Skipton men lost their lives in [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2011
